Level 2 and level 3 patients in emergency severity index triage system comparison of characteristics and resource utilization

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-335

  Garbez, Roxanne Oertel ^a   Carrieri Kohlman, Virginia ^a   Stotts, Nancy ^a   Chan, Garrett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; ED triage; ESI; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 84856189370     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e318233d1c4     Document Type: Article

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